公共汽车

gōng gòng qì chē

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Noun

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Definitions

1. bus

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 巴士 bā shì 巴士 bā shì bus (loanword) 巴士 is a more casual and commonly used term for bus, especially in spoken Chinese and southern regions.: bus (loanword)

Related words

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• 出租车 chū zū chē 出租车 chū zū chē taxi 出租车 means taxi, another common form of public transport.: taxi

Usage notes

Collocations

Use 坐公共汽车 (zuò gōng gòng qì chē) to mean 'take the bus', not 用.

Formality

公共汽车 is more formal; in daily speech, 公交车 or 巴士 are preferred.

Example Sentences

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我宁可走路，也不坐 公共汽车 。

I would rather walk than take the bus.

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Words Containing 公共汽车

• 公共汽车站 公共汽车站 gōng gòng qì chē zhàn: bus stop
• 双层公共汽车 双层公共汽车 shuāng céng gōng gòng qì chē: double-decker bus

Child Words of 公共汽车

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 公共 公共 gōng gòng: public; common; communal
• 共 共 gòng: common
• 汽车 汽车 qì chē: car
• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)
• 汽 汽 qì: steam